Band Saw Hand

Don’t panic!!...its not my hand cut off on the bandsaw, and there is NO Blood either!

A small friend visited and wanted me to make him a wooden hand.It took me about one and a half hours.Found a piece of scrap Oregon, marked out the dimensions and set to work.Bandsaw cut the rough profile.Disk sanded the radiuses belt sanded the tips and undersideDid some more bandsaw shaping in betweenRotary filed between the fingersFlap disk sanded everythingAdded some minor features to replicate the uneven areasChecked it and it looked OK so, Added a coat of shellac

And all was finished.

What I didn’t tell you: I cut the rough details with all the cut off pieces re taped back on.

I also left a block still attached to the tips of the fingers. See photo 6, and as I worked my way into the middle it was cut away completely. This was done to protect from finger snapping and provide a flat datum line to work with. (Maybe of some interest if you try one yourself)

What’s it for? well nothing in particular, just a request from a little friend visiting.Plus I didn’t ask

But you could use it for:Presenting when you are about to get the bracelets snapped onUsing it as a extender to scratch an itchy spotGiving somebody a handA simple ornamentBurying in the front lawn just before Halloween.

Otherwise I guess I really should ask why he wanted it for the real reason.